Who I am.
I was born in Hangzhou, China. I earned my bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in International Politics at Renmin University of China. During my study in college, I found my interest in communication across cultures, which later inspired me to get a master’s degree in cross-cultural communication at Peking University, China. Under the tutelage of Prof. Susan R. Fussell, I began to conduct research on computer-mediated communication using both quantitative and qualitative methods at Cornell University.
Graduating from the Department of Communication at Cornell University in 2019, my research focuses on how communication changes in different cultures and contexts and how various populations adopt and adapt to traditional and new communication technologies to achieve their instrumental, social, emotional, and psychological goals. My training in the doctoral program directs my research to take a sociopsychological approach, and I use both qualitative methods (e.g., field observation and in-depth interview) and quantitative ones (e.g., surveys and experiments) in my research endeavors.
Before I obtained the Taiwanese citizenship, I have been a postdoctoral researcher in the IoX Center at National Taiwan University, championed by Prof. Yung-Jen Hsu. During my postdoctoral years, I have collaborated extensively with colleagues from computer science and relevant industries. I have therefore extended my research fields to information science, design, and user studies relating to artificial intelligence (AI).
In August 2022, I joined the Department of Information Management at National Taiwan University as an assistant professor.